{"product_id":"dead-lucky-gary-ludwig-9798190224009","title":"Dead Lucky: From the Files of the St. Louis Police Homicide Division","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if winning the lottery was the worst thing that ever happened to you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen months after claiming a $280 million jackpot, Robert \"Bobby\" Delaney lies dead inside his mansion on Lindell Boulevard. His skull has been crushed, his wall safe stands open, and the crystal lottery ball that symbolized his incredible luck has vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no signs of forced entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhoever killed Bobby was someone he trusted-or someone who knew how to enter without being noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Sergeant Mick Callahan and Detective Darius Coleman soon discover that Bobby's fortune has torn his family apart. His second wife expected to inherit millions. His former wife carried the wounds of a bitter divorce. His son desperately needed money to save a failing business. His daughter believed the fortune belonged to the family. And the next morning, Bobby was scheduled to sign a new estate plan that would change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly everyone had a motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly everyone is lying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Callahan and Coleman follow a trail of altered alibis, hidden debts, missing charitable funds, secret meetings, and security records from the night of the murder, the investigation becomes a race to determine who needed Bobby dead before ten o'clock the next morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes that the lottery did not create the Delaney family's greed, resentment, and desperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt merely revealed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the mansions of St. Louis's historic Central West End and the shadowed beauty of Forest Park, \u003ci\u003eDead Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping murder mystery about sudden wealth, shattered loyalties, and the deadly price of believing money can solve everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Robert Delaney, winning the lottery made him the luckiest man in Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also made him a target.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Ludwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798190224009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Gary Ludwig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666069786879,"sku":"9798190224009","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-lucky-gary-ludwig-9798190224009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}